Country: Ireland
Bahasa: Inggeris
Sumber: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
BENZYDAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Meda Health Sales Ireland Limited
A01AD02
BENZYDAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
0.15 %w/v
Gargle
Product not subject to medical prescription
Other agents for local oral treatment
Authorised
2008-04-18
Package leaflet: Information for the user DIFFLAM ORAL RINSE 0.15% W/V, GARGLE Benzydamine hydrochloride Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. - This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. The name of your medicine is Difflam oral rinse 0.15% w/v gargle, which will be called Difflam rinse throughout this leaflet. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Difflam rinse is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use Difflam rinse 3. How to use Difflam rinse 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Difflam rinse 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT DIFFLAM RINSE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Difflam rinse contains the active ingredient benzydamine, which belongs to a group of medicines called local analgesics and anti-inflammatories. Difflam rinse is used to relieve painful inflammatory conditions of the mouth and throat including: - Pharyngitis (sore throat) cause by removal of the tonsils or use of naso-gastric tube (feeding tube. - Pharyngitis, and mouth ulcers caused by radiation therapy - After dental operations. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE DIFFLAM RINSE DO NOT USE DIFFLAM RINSE: - If you are allergic to benzydamine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine ( listed in section 6). An all Baca dokumen lengkap
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Difflam Oral Rinse 0.15% w/v, gargle 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each 15ml contains 22.5mg benzydamine hydrochloride equivalent to 0.15% w/v Excipients: Each 15ml dose contains 15mg of methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) and 1184mg of Ethanol For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Gargle. Clear, green solution with pleasant taste. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Difflam Oral Rinse is a locally acting analgesic and anti-inflammatory treatment for the relief of painful inflammatory conditions of the mouth and throat including: TRAUMATIC CONDITIONS: Pharyngitis following tonsillectomy or the use of a naso-gastric tube; INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS: Pharyngitis, aphthous ulcers and oral ulceration due to radiation therapy; DENTISTRY: For use after dental operations. Benzydamine exerts an anti-inflammatory and analgesic action by stabilising the cellular membrane and inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Rinse or gargle with 15 ml (approximately 1 tablespoonful) every 1.5 to 3 hours as required for pain relief. Not suitable for children aged 12 years or under. The solution should be expelled from the mouth after use. Difflam Oral Rinse should generally be used undiluted, but if ‘stinging’ occurs the rinse may be diluted with water. Uninterrupted treatment should not exceed seven days, except under medical supervision. ELDERLY: No special dosage recommendations are made for elderly patients. HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 13/10/2016_ _CRN 2184192_ _page number: 1_ 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Use in patients with a known Baca dokumen lengkap